Kashmir Issue | MCQs

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Kashmir Solidarity Day or Kashmir Day is a national holiday observed in Pakistan 

Date: February 5

Kashmir Day Event Length: 1 Day

Kashmir Day Related to the Kashmir Conflict

Kashmir Day was Started by: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990

Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad 

In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike"

Explanation

The Siachen conflict was a military conflict between India and Pakistan over the Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir.

Started: 1984

Ended: 2003

AGM 30.4.23

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Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, was the Indian leader who initially brought the Kashmir issue to the UN Security Council.

He formally lodged a complaint against Pakistan with the UN on January 1, 1948, following the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. 

Explanation

On 16 May 2023, National Security Committee decided to observe May 9 — when multiple incidents of violence and vandalism were reported amid protests sparked by PTI chief Imran Khan’s arrest — as “Black Day” at the national level.

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• UNCIP (United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan) was established in 1948 to investigate and mediate the dispute between India and Pakistan over the future of Kashmir.
• The commission was set up by the United Nations Security Council to help resolve the conflict and facilitate a peaceful resolution.

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